Trump Disses ‘Al Frankenstien,’ Twitter Quickly Reminds Him He Said ‘Grab Them by the P—y’

Published 8:43 pm, Thursday, November 16, 2017

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TV and Radio host Lee Ann Tweeden is accusing Al Franken of sexual harassment. And even though the alleged incident happened two years before Franken was elected to the US senate top lawmakers in Washington including the president are calling for a

So it was that POTUS took to Twitter, where he offered up his latest insulting nickname, “Al Frankenstien” [sic], followed by a pointed question that many Twitter users agreed was painfully un-self aware.

The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps? .....

FILE - In this July 12, 2017 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Los Angeles radio host says Franken forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO tour in the Middle East. Franken's staff has not yet responded to a request for comment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) less

FILE - In this July 12, 2017 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Los Angeles radio host says Franken forcibly kissed her during a ... more

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Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden said Thursday she would accept Sen. Al Franken's apology. "People make mistakes," she said.

Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden said Thursday she would accept Sen. Al Franken's apology. "People make mistakes," she said.

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In this image provided by the U..S,. Army, then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2006, during the USO Sergeant Major of the Army's 2006 Hope and Freedom Tour. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., apologized Nov. 16, 2017, after Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during the 2006 USO tour. Colleagues, including fellow Democrats, urged a Senate ethics investigation. Tweeden also accused Franken of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept, while both were performing for military personnel two years before the one-time comedian was elected to the Senate. (Creighton Holub/U.S. Army via AP) ORG XMIT: CER204 less

In this image provided by the U..S,. Army, then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2006, during the USO ... more

Photo: Creighton Holub

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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2006, during the USO Sergeant Major of the Army's 2006 Hope and Freedom Tour. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., apologized Nov. 16, 2017, after Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during the 2006 USO tour. Colleagues, including fellow Democrats, urged a Senate ethics investigation. Tweeden also accused Franken of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept, while both were performing for military personnel two years before the one-time comedian was elected to the Senate. (Creighton Holub/U.S. Army via AP) less

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2006, during the USO ... more

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Trump was referring to the now-infamous photo taken during a 2006 USO tour of Franken groping Tweeden while she slept. Franken issued a lengthy apology to Tweeden on Thursday, saying also, “I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate.”